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SIVR vs VONG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SIVR is a commodity fund and VONG an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against +1.1%.

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Net assets: $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF, and $47.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

SIVR on its own →VONG on its own →
At a glance
+15.0%
SIVR total return, 1 year
+1.1%
VONG total return, 1 year
0.30%
SIVR expense ratio
0.06%
VONG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VONG costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.9 points.

SIVR vs VONG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSIVRVONG
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.0%+1.1%
Drawdown
Below its high53.5%, high on Jan 28, 20264.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksSilverRussell 1000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.30%0.06%
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VONG as of Sep 30, 2026$3.7bn$47.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight96%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund57.6%

Method

Side by side

SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF
Issuer abrdn Vanguard
What it is Holds silver Tracks the Russell 1000 Growth
Total return, 1 year +15.0% +1.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.9% (SLV) +0.9% (IWF)
Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SLV +0.2 pts vs IWF
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.06%
Holdings not counted 373
Net assets, SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VONG as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.7bn $47.1bn

SIVR and VONG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
SIVR

Its expense ratio is 0.30% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

SIVR holds silver. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.9% for its benchmark, the price of silver. It sat 53.5% below its high of Jan 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

VONG

VONG tracks the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +0.9% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 373 positions, with the top ten at 57.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SIVR or VONG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SIVR returned +15.0% and VONG +1.1%.
Which is cheaper, SIVR or VONG?
VONG is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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SIVR on its own →VONG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VONG dividend history →VONG holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
abrdn website ↗
VONG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VONG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VONG ↗

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